English noun: garnishee | |||
1. | garnishee (person) a wage earner who is served with a garnishment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | earner, wage earner | ||
English verb: garnishee | |||
1. | garnishee (possession) take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support | ||
Samples | His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt. | ||
Synonyms | garnish | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester | ||